Faces of the National Spelling Bee

May 30, 2013 |compiled from wire photos

Two hundred and eighty spellers competed in the annual spelling contest for the championship.

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Abram Mikhaeel Goda (L) of Bridgeport, Connecticut, hi fives with Himanvi Kopuri (R) of Denver, Colorado, after he correctly spelled the word "nomenclative" in the round three of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee May 29, 2013 at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Spellers competed in the annual spelling contest for the championship.

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Abram Mikhaeel Goda (L) of Bridgeport, Connecticut, hi fives with Himanvi Kopuri (R) of Denver, Colorado, after he correctly spelled the word "nomenclative" in the round three of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee May 29, 2013 at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Spellers competed in the annual spelling contest for the championship.